Tom Lehrer, a social and political satirist who amassed a devoted following in the 1950s and 1960s for routines featuring blithely subversive musical numbers such as “So Long Mom (A Song for World War ...

Tom Lehrer, the sardonic singer-songwriter-pianist who rose to national fame after his dark, tartly funny topical songs were ...

You can dance, you can jive…” played softly in the background as ABBA’s Dancing Queen faded out and guests settled in. Some ...

It is that time of year when schools are closed for the long holidays, or what has become known as the summer holidays. Many ...

Author Maya Leonard had an insect phobia her whole life, until she decided to face her fears for the sake of her sons. Now, ...

Tom Lehrer, the sardonic singer-songwriter and mathematician who shaped 1950s and ‘60s musical satire, died at 97 on July 26, 2025, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Known for his biting songs like “The ...

They were in love once. Four years before Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours” became one of the best breakup records of the 1970s — and ...

A big bull moose has spent the summer lingering around a popular Adirondack mountain hiking trail, prompting New York state ...

Trump teased the announcement, then Coca-Cola Co. confirmed it: a cane sugar-sweetened version of the beverage maker's ...

In a surprising cultural crossover moment, Lehrer once sent a handwritten letter to 2 Chainz after learning the rap artist had sampled his music for the 2012 song “Dope Peddler.” ...

TANZANIA: East Africa is about to catch a football fever so contagious, even the cows in Arusha are mooing in formation. From ...